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Homemade Wild Bird Food
Are you ready to mix up some homemade wild bird food? Here are my favorite bird food recipes. Using a variety of bird foods will attract a wider variety of wild birds to your bird feeders. These recipes are easy to make, economical and many require no cooking. Please subscribe to my RSS feed; I will be adding new homemade wild bird food recipes and bird food ideas often. If you have a wild bird food recipe you want to share with fellow birders please use the form at the bottom of this page. Submit a recipe and recieve a free gift! Many of these homemade wild bird food recipes will require rendered suet. Rendering suet removes all traces of meat. Rendered suet is less likely to turn rancid and melt when outside in temperatures over 70 degrees. Here is the process for rendering suet:Put the suet into a pan and turn on low heat (overheated fat can catch fire). If possible use an electric skillet. If you are using your stovetop it is best to use an oversized pan.After the suet melts, pour it through fine cheesecloth into a heatproof container. Then discard the pieces that did not melt. Allow the melted suet to re-harden, either in the fridge or on the counter top. The suet needs to be melted and hardened 2 –3 times before it is ready to use. If you don’t do this, the suet will not cake properly. Here are a few of my favorite homemade wild bird food recipes.Sweet Cherry Treat
In a large bowl, add the chunky peanut butter to the rendered suet while it is still warm. Once the peanut butter is melted, add the cherries and the sunflower seed hearts. Then stir in the crushed graham crackers and oatmeal. After all of the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, put the mixture into molds or on a cookie sheet to cool. Berries Berries Berries
In a large bowl, add the chunky peanut butter to the rendered suet while it is still warm. Once the peanut butter is melted, add the dried berries and the sunflower seed hearts. Then stir in the oatmeal and corn muffin mix. After all of the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, put the mixture into molds or on a cookie sheet to cool. Homemade Oriole bird food Recipe1 part sugar/6 parts waterBring the water to a boil and then add the sugar. Boil until the sugar has dissolved. 1 part sugar to 6 parts water means that if you boil 2 cups of water you will need 1/3 cup of sugar. Let the mix cool before filling your feeder. Store any excess food in your refrigerator until ready to use. There is no need to add food coloring. Hummingbird feeder recipe:1 part sugar |
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